The department says if attempts at WTO are successful, developing countries may be left with little flexibility to take measures for nurturing the domestic digital economy and bridge the divide to reach a more balanced dispensation.

The department says if attempts at WTO are successful, developing countries may be left with little flexibility to take measures for nurturing the domestic digital economy and bridge the divide to reach a more balanced dispensation.

Data Security Council of India, according to the official, has opposed a clause that seeks to retain policy space for granting preferential treatment to digital products created within India in the context of international trade negotiations.